Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 457 | 544 | 460 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +87 | -84 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 520 | 498 | 1,206 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.49% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.54% | 0.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 262 | 336 | 497 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,655 | £43,125 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,313 | £46,570 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.70% | +14.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £90,000 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | - | +15.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Data Scientist
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +125 | 495 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 166 |
| UK excluding London | +53 | 296 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 76 |
| London | +76 | 203 | £75,000 | +8.37% | 94 |
| Work from Home | -29 | 143 | £65,000 | +5.26% | 107 |
| South East | +69 | 125 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 12 |
| Midlands | +32 | 59 | £56,250 | -2.17% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +49 | 50 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 4 |
| South West | -28 | 45 | £65,000 | +18.44% | 12 |
| North of England | +26 | 38 | £60,000 | +2.13% | 23 |
| North West | +21 | 22 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 10 |
| East of England | +4 | 16 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 14 | £70,576 | +28.32% | 11 |
| Scotland | -60 | 12 | £65,288 | -37.82% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 9 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 9 |
| North East | -10 | 2 | £43,200 | -3.28% | 2 |
| Wales | +4 | 1 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 3 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Data Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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